A ceremony in honor of the Commonwealth was to mark the first big outing for several months of Queen Elizabeth II, but she had to pass her turn.

Prince Charles represented her in front of the 1,500 guests at Westminster Abbey in London.

This absence did not prevent the sovereign from addressing countries around the world on Monday, she who will be 96 years old in April and celebrated her 70th year of reign in February, unequaled in the United Kingdom.

"Let's work together for a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future"

"Our family of nations is a place to come together to pursue common goals and the common good," said Elizabeth II in a message, also renewing her commitment to dedicate her life to the service of her subjects.

In these challenging times, I hope you can draw strength and inspiration from what we share as we work together towards a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future for all.

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After a brief hospitalization in October, the queen had caught Covid-19 in February, showing mild symptoms.

Buckingham Palace had announced on Friday, without giving a reason, that she would not attend the ceremony of the Commonwealth, an association of 54 nations, especially former British colonies, which she leads.

He had assured that the queen would continue "engagements in person in the coming week", but this cancellation had revived questions about the state of health of the sovereign as well as her participation, on March 29 at Westminster Abbey. , at a ceremony in memory of prince Philip, her husband who died in April 2021.

A ceremony too long, too far

According to British media, this withdrawal was decided because of concerns about the duration of the ceremony, and the conditions of its displacement, while the queen now resides at Windsor Castle, about forty kilometers west of London.

She has been seen moving around with a cane in recent months and the palace had explained her absence from a ceremony in November by back pain.

On Saturday, the tabloid

The Sun

claimed that she had not been able to walk her dogs for six months.

According to the

Daily Mail

, she has ruled out using a wheelchair.

Charles, who will lead the Commonwealth when he becomes king, and his wife Camilla will represent the Queen in June at the organization's summit scheduled for June in Kigali, Rwanda, after two postponements due to the pandemic.

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